Just like it is technically possible a black hole swallowed up MH370. possible? yes. Probable? no.

Ebola infections come from handling infected blood or fluids. Many of the Infections are primary care providers such as nurses, or Family Members involved in washing and preparing the bodies for funerals. There are also the economic factors to consider, I would wager that not many of the infected or dead could afford an airline ticket.

My doctorate isn't in medicine, but really, anyone making that moronic of a statement is amazingly silly. Yes, if you begin showing symptoms during the flifht, and vomit blood all over every single pax, then they quarantine the plane. Problem solved.

TommyJReed:Just like it is technically possible a black hole swallowed up MH370. possible? yes. Probable? no.

Ebola infections come from handling infected blood or fluids. Many of the Infections are primary care providers such as nurses, or Family Members involved in washing and preparing the bodies for funerals. There are also the economic factors to consider, I would wager that not many of the infected or dead could afford an airline ticket.

Well once the dead start buying airline tickets, I think it's time to panic.

AliceBToklasLives:TommyJReed: Just like it is technically possible a black hole swallowed up MH370. possible? yes. Probable? no.

Ebola infections come from handling infected blood or fluids. Many of the Infections are primary care providers such as nurses, or Family Members involved in washing and preparing the bodies for funerals. There are also the economic factors to consider, I would wager that not many of the infected or dead could afford an airline ticket.

Well once the dead start buying airline tickets, I think it's time to panic.

dahmers love zombie:My doctorate isn't in medicine, but really, anyone making that moronic of a statement is amazingly silly.

except he didn't say that. subby took a few liberties with the quote.

here's the quote:

"The problem now is that it is in Conakry [capital of Guinea], which is a city of 2 million and has an international airport and the possibility of someone getting on a plane who has been exposed but not developed any symptoms, that's a real concern. It's not likely to happen, but it has been keeping people up at night".

here's the part that subby changed to coax a greenlight:

"The problem now is that it is in Conakry [capital of Guinea], which is a city of 2 million and has an international airport and the possibility of someone getting on a plane who has been exposed but not developed any symptoms, that's a real concern. It's not likely to happen, but it has been keeping people up at night".

that does not mean the same as "there is a possibility". and of course, Dr. Gupta attempts to calm irrational fears by adding, "it's not likely to happen...".

he's talking about how some people will be thinking that, not that HE is thinking that.

AliceBToklasLives:TommyJReed: Just like it is technically possible a black hole swallowed up MH370. possible? yes. Probable? no.

Ebola infections come from handling infected blood or fluids. Many of the Infections are primary care providers such as nurses, or Family Members involved in washing and preparing the bodies for funerals. There are also the economic factors to consider, I would wager that not many of the infected or dead could afford an airline ticket.

Well once the dead start buying airline tickets, I think it's time to panic.

Trapped in a sardine can going trans continental with a carrier hmm. So much coughing, sneezing, vomiting going on that at what point do those vectors become droplet transmission instead of airbourn.

'Course I just had a mental image of someone with a hemorrhagic fever being fine on the ground, but after the plane changes cabin pressure, *POP* goes weasel. Similar to that Total Recall scene. Blood and goo everywhere.

Given that the people most likely to be exposed are those in contact with the bodies of the infected (family members, nurses, doctors, etc), we should immediately quarantine Sanjay Gupta to prevent him from carrying the Death Spore back to the US.

/Stupid fearmongering article//Yes, I know it's a virus, not a spore///Death Spore is the name of my Spinal Tap cover band

He's right. The CDC types get paid to think of these things. Likely? No. Potentially devastating if it did occur? Yes. Low probability events are worth considering if the potential impact is high enough. Ebola seems to fit that model.

dahmers love zombie:My doctorate isn't in medicine, but really, anyone making that moronic of a statement is amazingly silly. Yes, if you begin showing symptoms during the flifht, and vomit blood all over every single pax, then they quarantine the plane. Problem solved.

What am I missing? Incubation period until symptoms appear is 2+ days; plenty of time to fly pretty much anywhere in the world before symptoms appear, no? And if your first symptom is just a headache?

Not entirely correct. Although direct contact is the principal method of transmission, Ebola and many of the hemorrhagic fever viruses can be spread by aerosolization as well:http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/abroad/pdf/vhf-interim-guidance.pdf

/on the upside, the same document says that transmission has never been found to happen from people before they develop symptoms (i.e. fever).//yikes

calbert:dahmers love zombie: My doctorate isn't in medicine, but really, anyone making that moronic of a statement is amazingly silly.

except he didn't say that. subby took a few liberties with the quote.

here's the quote:

"The problem now is that it is in Conakry [capital of Guinea], which is a city of 2 million and has an international airport and the possibility of someone getting on a plane who has been exposed but not developed any symptoms, that's a real concern. It's not likely to happen, but it has been keeping people up at night".

here's the part that subby changed to coax a greenlight:

"The problem now is that it is in Conakry [capital of Guinea], which is a city of 2 million and has an international airport and the possibility of someone getting on a plane who has been exposed but not developed any symptoms, that's a real concern. It's not likely to happen, but it has been keeping people up at night".

that does not mean the same as "there is a possibility". and of course, Dr. Gupta attempts to calm irrational fears by adding, "it's not likely to happen...".

he's talking about how some people will be thinking that, not that HE is thinking that.

docmattic:lohphat: Ebola is not an airborne virus, it requires direct contact.

But let's not mention that and cause a blind panic anyway.

Not entirely correct. Although direct contact is the principal method of transmission, Ebola and many of the hemorrhagic fever viruses can be spread by aerosolization as well:http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/abroad/pdf/vhf-interim-guidance.pdf

/on the upside, the same document says that transmission has never been found to happen from people before they develop symptoms (i.e. fever).//yikes

The book "The Hot Zone" chronicled an incident where one of Ebola's cousins got loose in an Arlington VA research facility -- and just for giggles, there is solid evidence of pure airborne transmission (through filtered air) in that incident (which only involved Apes).

But the reason you don't have to fear Ebola is because it's too "hot" -- its symptoms show and kill so quickly that it can't really "outbreak" -- Marburg too. What would really be scary would be a slower, less-fatal version of Ebola or Marburg.

Is there any reason why blood from an infected person wouldn't be an effective WMD in the hands of terrorists? I've no idea how carefully they are guarding the bodies/fluids of the infected but if a small amount could be obtained it could easily be transported anywhere in the world and then cultivated and reproduced with relatively simple technologies. I imagine infecting people could be as easy as driving by crowds of people and hitting them with a super-soaker that has a bit of infected blood added to the water.

Pastor Veal:Is there any reason why blood from an infected person wouldn't be an effective WMD in the hands of terrorists? I've no idea how carefully they are guarding the bodies/fluids of the infected but if a small amount could be obtained it could easily be transported anywhere in the world and then cultivated and reproduced with relatively simple technologies. I imagine infecting people could be as easy as driving by crowds of people and hitting them with a super-soaker that has a bit of infected blood added to the water.

drjekel_mrhyde:I'm black and would never step foot in Africa or South America./I'll leave that up to "I'm going back to the motherland" hyper-pro blacks and the "I want to tour the world" white people.//Enjoy

Those hyper-pro blacks also necer make it past 3 months here before fleeing back to civilization.

TommyJReed:Just like it is technically possible a black hole swallowed up MH370. possible? yes. Probable? no.

Ebola infections come from handling infected blood or fluids. Many of the Infections are primary care providers such as nurses, or Family Members involved in washing and preparing the bodies for funerals. There are also the economic factors to consider, I would wager that not many of the infected or dead could afford an airline ticket.

I saw a US Air jet that was subjected to many bodily fluids on twitter not too long ago